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.TH REWINDDIR 3C "Aug 14, 2002"
.SH NAME
rewinddir \- reset position of directory stream to the beginning of a directory
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <dirent.h>

\fBvoid\fR \fBrewinddir\fR(\fBDIR *\fR\fIdirp\fR);
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
The \fBrewinddir()\fR function resets the position of the directory stream to
which \fIdirp\fR refers to the beginning of the directory. It also causes the
directory stream to refer to the current state of the corresponding directory,
as a call to \fBopendir\fR(3C) would have done.  If \fIdirp\fR does not refer
to a directory stream, the effect is undefined.
.sp
.LP
After a call to the \fBfork\fR(2) function, either the parent or child (but not
both) may continue processing the directory stream using \fBreaddir\fR(3C),
\fBrewinddir()\fR or \fBseekdir\fR(3C). If both the parent and child processes
use these functions, the result is undefined.
.SH RETURN VALUES
.sp
.LP
The \fBrewinddir()\fR function does not return a value.
.SH ERRORS
.sp
.LP
No errors are defined.
.SH USAGE
.sp
.LP
The \fBrewinddir()\fR function should be used in conjunction with
\fBopendir()\fR, \fBreaddir()\fR, and \fBclosedir\fR(3C) to examine the
contents of the directory. This method is recommended for portability.
.SH ATTRIBUTES
.sp
.LP
See \fBattributes\fR(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
.sp

.sp
.TS
box;
c | c
l | l .
ATTRIBUTE TYPE	ATTRIBUTE VALUE
_
Interface Stability	Standard
_
MT-Level	Safe
.TE

.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
.BR fork (2),
.BR closedir (3C),
.BR opendir (3C),
.BR readdir (3C),
.BR seekdir (3C),
.BR attributes (7),
.BR standards (7)
